install vs software

RJWould you please explain the differences between these two verbs?

Welcome to EnglishForward, RJ

Software is a noun. Install and software are quite unrelated words. Where did you find both of them as similar? Post those sentences here. We will help you out.

Prajwal

Thanks.
Ah. That was my mistake, I wanted to type "setup" vs "install".

RJ"setup" vs "install".

Unpacking the software package to your hard disk would be termed as install.
Defining the properties and tweaking the program after an installation is called setup.

The reason for this confusion is that many companies name the installation file as setup. Eg: setup.exe is the package you run to insta

Thanks. But my question was general, not only for software programs.

e.g. for a tent or establishing a module in a specific place.

e.g. Churchill was installed as Chancellor of the university.
In here "setup" is not appropriate, but it doesn't mean preparing, it bears the meaning of attaching (like a software to a operation system) or appointment as an official announc

First, let's get the spelling straight. "Setup" is a noun, and "set up" is a verb. You mean "set up".

If Winston was installed as chancellor, then it is possible someone set him up in that position. But those meanings aren't central. To install a thing is to put it where it has to be to do its job, and to set it up can mean that, too. But you can install something and then set it up, mean